CBRE’s Tri-State Chapter of the African-American Network Group (AANG) hosted ten students from the Urban Assembly High School of Music and Art yesterday at a career day at the company’s 200 Park Avenue office.
“We want to expose high school students to careers in the commercial real estate industry and provide some insight into future possibilities,” said Kory Davis, CBRE Senior Counsel and AANG Tri-State Chapter co-leader and professional development & networking chair.
“Our goal is to increase the number of African-American professionals at the company by educating students in high school and college about our industry,” added Fred Sullivan, CBRE Associate and the other co-leader of the AANG chapter, who moderated the program.
Students learned about the various business lines at CBRE while interacting with CBRE chapter members. They also were challenged with an interactive “Edible Architecture” competition, using materials such as tiny marshmallows to construct models of a youth center, keeping in mind the building design and most efficient use of and resources at hand.
“I learned that managing your time can keep you in charge of your life,” said student Kenya Carrington, 17.
Tyreek Victor, 18, said, “I learned that being focused and determined will give you a better future and better opportunities.”
Marie Armand, 17, added, “You can’t get across the globe without connections.”
Founded in 2005, Urban Assembly High School of Music and Art is the only arts-focused public New York City high school that does not require special auditions or portfolios for application. Housed in a converted warehouse in Downtown Brooklyn, it shares the building with two other high schools but has carved out its own stylish, distinctive space. Its hallmark is the infusion of a rigorous college preparatory curriculum with intensive arts elective courses and arts integration. The Urban Assembly is a nonprofit organization with a proven track record of creating and managing a community of New York City public schools dedicated to preparing students from under-resourced neighborhoods for success in four-year colleges through innovative partnership-based programming.
CBRE’s African-American Network Group advances diversity and inclusion as a core value benefiting the company, its clients and its communities, with a focus on recruiting, retaining and developing black professionals.
To find out more about the CBRE African-American Network Group, visit http://diversity.cbre.com/#
